The Climate Crisis Post 6

Better late than never. Phasing out fossil energy is vital.

Climate

2023 is on track to be the warmest year https://climate.copernicus.eu/2023-track-become-warmest-year-after-record-october

Hear Johan Rockstöm explain the tipping points in the climate system here https://youtu.be/7KfWGAjJAsM

The world must phase out 240 coal-fired power stations a year to meet the climate targets. https://www.naturpress.no/2023/11/14/verden-er-totalt-bakpa-ma-fase-ut-240-kullkraftverk-hvert-ar-framover/

Oil

Oil states are planning new oil that is more than twice the world’s climate budget. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report?

Equinor is considering selling off the Rosebank field. Uncertainty and pressure have increased. https://www.transitmag.no/2023/11/09/kilder-til-reuters-equinor-vurderer-a-selge-seg-ned-i-rosebank/

Law

Climate lawsuit in Honolulu heads to Supreme Court. https://www.transitmag.no/2023/11/05/anke-avvist-klimasoksmal-i-honolulu-gar-til-hoyesterett/

Greenpeace is being sued by Shell https://www.transitmag.no/2023/11/09/na-blir-greenpeace-saksokt-av-shell/

Energy

Nuclear waste deserves a fact-based approach https://www.tu.no/artikler/er-avfall-fra-kjernekraft-sa-farlig-som-miljovernorganisationene-skal-ha-det-til/539358

The consulting company McKinsey, which works a lot with the oil industry, comes up with outdated discrediting of nuclear power, claims this post. Nuclear power may be far from being as expensive and slow as the opponents would like it to be. https://www.dn.no/inllegg/utdatert-fra-mckinsey-om-kjernekraft/2-1-1547374

Finance

Banks are financing the climate crisis with $150 billion https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/31/banks-pumped-more-than-150bn-in-to-companies-running-carbon-bomb-projects-in-2022

Activism

Demonstrations against oil exploration in Oslo with interview https://www.universitas.no/aktivisme-demonstrasjon-klimaaktivisme/demonstranter-tok-til-gatene/371489

Climate summit COP28

Equinor and Aker will attend COP28 to promote CCS. The environmental organizations call it greenwashing. CCS is not a zero-emissions solution, is very expensive, unscalable and will extend oil life. https://www.naturpress.no/2023/11/12/equinor-og-aker-deltar-pa-cop28-med-regjeringen-jeg-er-rasende-sier-pleym/

Action

The development fund fights for the world’s small farmers and needs your signature. https://www.utviklingsfondet.no/aktuelt/nyheter/din_klimaframtid-signatur

Big climate marking across the country on Monday 20 November. Come along then! https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyheter/klimaendringer/bli-med-pa-den-store-klimamarkeringen-20-november/

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